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All about Monsters. This was one of the funnest issues for Haden and I to write. Our focus for the issue being what happened to Killer Croc after becoming the The Hydra of myth in the World’s Finest arc, and having his ass handed to him by Wonder Woman during the Medusa war, while Batwoman was facing off against Medusa herself. We also get to have a special guest artist this month Francesco Francavilla. If you’re not familiar with his works, he’s known for some amazing covers all over the place, did some Batman stuff before the New 52, and more recently his own creation The Black Beetle. His work was a great fit for this weird off kilter story in Batwoman 21. The story and all that has been happening to Croc in the pages of Batwoman ever since bringing him into the fold was going to lead into a much bigger storyline later. And there are hints of what was coming ever since To Drown The World. But all that has been quelled and this cool weird little tale about where Croc was headed in our eyes based on all of the little teases we’ve written will be the last of it, unless the powers-that-be change their minds. Regardless, the issue is an entertaining one, hope you enjoy it.

I wanted the cover to feel very streamlined, almost simple in presentation to sort of reflect the directness of the story for this issue. Here it is in stages…

Rough for editorial approval
Black and white version
Color by me
And logo placement

That sucks to hear. Loved this issue and hope Francavilla will be back sometime. I do hope you’ll address why Maggie would say yes to Kate sometime in this arc though. Sorry again to hear about your plans being scuttled.

I just read the issue and it’s awesome! I love that we get Croc’s POV. He’s way more sympathetic than I would have expected, too; I want him and Claire to run away together and live happily ever after. 😛 I’m sorry to hear that your plans were derailed, though. I also agree with albahan88 above — I’m hoping to find out more about what Maggie thinks of all this, and why she (seemingly) so readily accepted Kate’s proposal and secret identity.

Great issue and Francesco Francavilla was the perfect choice for this story.
I really hope that you and Haden can continue to tell the story you want its refreshing to see that the title seems to be built like a novel instead of a collection of short stories, there should be more comics like that.

A Very good issue.
Francavilla’s Art is stunning, beautiful, visceral.
It was a surprise seeing croc around, and with a very good story to be told.
Hope u guys continue the wonderful work you’re doing on Batwoman.
It’s one of my favorite titles.